Press Kit
The I Love My Librarian Award encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community college, or university librarians. The award is a collaborative program of Carnegie Corporation of New York, The New York Public Library, and the American Library Association.
Each year up to 10 librarians are selected. Each librarian receives a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and a travel stipend to attend the awards ceremony and reception in New York City, hosted by Carnegie Corporation of New York. In 2017 more than 1100 library lovers submitted detailed stories regarding how their librarian had an impact on their communities and lives.
Each nominee must be a librarian with a master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association in library and information studies or a master’s degree with a specialty in school library media from an educational unit accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Nominees must be currently working in the United States in a public library, a library at an accredited two- or four-year college or university or at an accredited K-12 school.
The award is a collaborative program of Carnegie Corporation of New York, the New York Public Library, The New York Times, and the American Library Association.
Media Contacts:
Macey Morales
Communications and Marketing Office, ALA
cmomedia@ala.org
Celeste Ford
Carnegie Corporation of New York
212-207-6277
cfc@carnegie.org
Press Releases
2018 Winners
Ginny Norris Blackson
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington
Press release: Ginny Blackson chosen for 2018 I Love My Librarian Award
Joy Lynn Bridwell
Stone Child College
Box Elder, Montana
Press release: Joy Bridwell chosen for 2018 I Love My Librarian Award
Tamara Lea Cox
Wren High School
Piedmont, South Carolina
Press release: Tamara Cox receives 2018 I Love My Librarian Award
Nancy Lynn Daniel
Western Piedmont Community College
Morganton, North Carolina
Press release: Nancy Daniel receives 2018 I Love My Librarian Award
Jennifer Berg Gaither
Baltimore City College
Baltimore, Maryland
Press release: Jennifer Berg Gaither chosen for 2018 I Love My Librarian Award
Terri Gallagher
Community College of Beaver County
Monaca, Pennsylvania
Press release: Terri Gallagher and Paula Kelly receive 2018 I Love My Librarian Award
Stephanie H. Hartwell-Mandella
Katonah Village Library
Katonah, New York
Press release: Stephanie Hartwell-Mandella receives 2018 I Love My Librarian Award
Paula Kelly
Whitehall Public Library
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Press release: Terri Gallagher and Paula Kelly receive 2018 I Love My Librarian Award
Dr. Linda E. Robinson
Mansfield Middle School
Mansfield, Connecticut
Press release: Linda Robinson receives 2018 I Love My Librarian Award
Lindsey Tomsu
Algonquin Area Public Library District
Algonquin, Illinois
Press release: Lindsey Tomsu receives 2018 I Love My Librarian Award
Members of the 2018 I Love My Librarian Award Selection Committee:
Jim Neal, Chair
Immediate Past President
American Library Association
Steven Yates
Immediate Past President
American Association of School Librarians,
a division of the American Library Association
Monique le Conge Ziesenhenne
President
Public Library Association,
a division of the American Library Association
Cheryl A. Middleton
Immediate Past President
Association of College & Research Libraries,
a division of the American Library Association
Caryl Matute
Acting Chief Branch Library Officer
New York Public Library